Moscow cheers US waivers for Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project

Priority to halt Nord Stream 2 lowered as President Joe Biden readies to discuss more important conflicting issues with the Kremlin

Forward thinking: US President Joe Biden looks out into the crowd during the US Coast Guard Academy commencement ceremony in the US state of Connecticut on 19 May 2021 — Forward thinking: US President Joe Biden looks out into the crowd during the US Coast Guard Academy commencement ceremony in the US state of Connecticut on 19 May 2021Photo: REUTERS/SCANPIX

Vladimir Afanasiev

Moscow

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Published 20 May 2021, 14:05Updated 20 May 2021, 14:05